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Estadio Verniz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lando Achueta started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Cononaca FBC booed when Real Sernal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaizkine Lape didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edson Huera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Sadurni Iribarria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Cononaca FBC booed when Real Sernal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Goncalve Can didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Edson Huera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sadurni Iribarria. Real Sernal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edson Huera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Real Sernal getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Errolan Montoro hit a great ball. Calisto Pedrera struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Sadurni Iribarria didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cononaca FBC. In the 15th minute, Gaizkine Lape hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute, Gaizkine Lape hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Real Sernal defense, Calisto Pedrera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sadurni Iribarria. The Real Sernal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sadurni Iribarria should have stopped the shot. Calisto Pedrera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Sadurni Iribarria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Quilino Iñigo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Melquiades Zamarripa made a huge save. Calisto Pedrera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Sadurni Iribarria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 36 minutes, Edson Huera mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cononaca FBC and the Real Sernal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th match minute, Cononaca FBC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edson Huera to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 37 in the game by Quilino Iñigo from a close distance when the talented Melquiades Zamarripa managed to make a qualified save. Cononaca FBC's players were relieved. Melquiades Zamarripa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lando Achueta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Real Sernal's Errolan Montoro got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Sernal's goalkeeper Sadurni Iribarria, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edson Huera in the 42nd minute of play forced Real Sernal's goalkeeper Sadurni Iribarria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Zamarripa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lando Achueta in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Calisto Pedrera was the one to do the kick off. Quilino Iñigo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Melquiades Zamarripa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Calisto Pedrera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sadurni Iribarria having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Calisto Pedrera got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 66th match minute, Cononaca FBC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giraldo Pardeo to maneuver through the defense. Lando Achueta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Zamarripa having to interfere. After having played for 93 minutes, Quilino Iñigo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Sernal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Quilino Iñigo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cononaca FBC were furious when Karlo Caceres was red carded, 97 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of Cononaca FBC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Real Sernal:s goal. Cononaca FBC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.